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Ski Hydro rudder question
Do you have to run a ‘’Sk’’ style rudder with a ski hydro? Most I’ve seen use them but I have seen a couple with a ‘’wedge’’ style rudder. Let’s hear some theories please..
ITS YOUR ass in the seat....Originally Posted by jms-1
now now Shep....tell him what you run
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance...Baffle them with bullshit"
Technically I don’t have seats yet so my ass is on shore………
the sk rudder pushes the nose down a little when you turn thats why they are used they dont turn good in the first place .
Tell us what you are trying to do with the boat...
You may want to PM Rick King...
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties......... Honest Abe..........
Ok, first off I know this is a ski hydro and it has limitations, I’m not going to stuff a blown alky engine in it or anything, it will probably end up around 750 hp. I’m not planning on racing it. This will just be a fun lake boat but i want it to be safe. I would like to round up some parts when I see them and didn’t know if there was a reason for the rudders or not. I have a new wedge rudder that was left over from my old flat and wasn’t sure if I could use it on the hydro .
Last edited by jms-1; 04-30-2012 at 08:54 AM.
X2 On the SK....Last thing you want to be doing is pushing the nose down at any time in a hydro..
And X2 on "they don't turn good in the first place".
But in the second place..they will turn well if you want to work on it
Thanx for the help on my rudder deal..moved it to 7/8" offest right and it is almost hands off all the time. First time out was yesterday for 20min check ride...no high speed turns yet but i will probably take the 17 tooth drive sprocket off and go back to 13..the steering is that responsive...I did make some air traps...had no idea what they should look like...so i did 6"X 60"....A week after i made them i saw a Kurtis drag hydro at my neighbors house that were about the same deal.
My neighbor, Gary Kincaid has been a mountain of help getting my deal back together including getting the cam i got from Rick King (thanx much Rick, cam is exactly what i was looking for!) to clear cira 1970 11.0-1 trw pistons...that was so much fun i will neverdo that again
Thinking this deal might run 90 this time..What do you think?
OP..what kind of hydro?
I'll concede, but
David Olsen of Tamarc Fl. tricked his mother into giving him $27,272.50 and yet refuses to help his 94 year old mother in any way.
sometimes to take out steering torque move the bottom of the rudder foreward a little...< 3/8 of a inch. I have a 5-rib that I set up for a lake rocket..you would have to jockey the thing a lot to get it to turn. It kinda feels like driving a 2x4 on edge....here was my fix.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance...Baffle them with bullshit"
MIGHT??? Whats in it for power, a Iron Duke 2.5 OR a 3.8 v6???X2 On the SK....Last thing you want to be doing is pushing the nose down at any time in a hydro..
And X2 on "they don't turn good in the first place".
But in the second place..they will turn well if you want to work on it
Thanx for the help on my rudder deal..moved it to 7/8" offest right and it is almost hands off all the time. First time out was yesterday for 20min check ride...no high speed turns yet but i will probably take the 17 tooth drive sprocket off and go back to 13..the steering is that responsive...I did make some air traps...had no idea what they should look like...so i did 6"X 60"....A week after i made them i saw a Kurtis drag hydro at my neighbors house that were about the same deal.
My neighbor, Gary Kincaid has been a mountain of help getting my deal back together including getting the cam i got from Rick King (thanx much Rick, cam is exactly what i was looking for!) to clear cira 1970 11.0-1 trw pistons...that was so much fun i will neverdo that again
Thinking this deal might run 90 this time..What do you think?
OP..what kind of hydro?
Last edited by 2manymustangs; 04-30-2012 at 11:06 AM.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties......... Honest Abe..........
After 20 years in ski hydros I disagree with SHBH the sk rudder is the one for a ski hydro and whats wrong with blown alky?
We always used Steel "Trailing rudders" on our ski-hydros..
exactly the "sk " rudder is the trailing edge rudder
Last edited by mdsheppie; 04-30-2012 at 05:31 PM.
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